Niall James Horan is an Irish singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence as a member of the boy band One Direction, formed in 2010 on the British singing competition The X Factor. Following the band's hiatus in 2016, Horan signed a recording deal as a solo artist with Capitol Records.Horan's debut solo album, Flicker, debuted at number one in Ireland and the US, and reached the top three in Australia and the UK. Its singles "This Town" and "Slow Hands" reached the top 20 in several countries. Horan's second studio album, Heartbreak Weather, was released in March 2020 and debuted at number four in the US and number one in the UK, Ireland, and Mexico.